Pirates
| 09/15/25 vs Central | 3-1 |
| 09/14/25 vs Hillcrest | 2-0 |
| 09/14/25 vs Joplin | 2-0 |
Branson had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Central Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. The Pirates have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
Branson walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 25-11.
Emma Skoglund paced Branson's offense, picking up 14 kills. Skoglund got some help from Erinn Swofford and her 42 assists. Skoglund was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Zella Gosnell and Anges Werner-Click certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Gosnell had 18 kills, three digs, and one block, while Werner-Click had 14 digs and two aces. Gosnell is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in each of the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lg Satterwhite, who had eight digs.
Branson's win bumped their record up to 11-6-5. As for Central, they dropped their record down to 2-4-1 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Branson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Reeds Spring on the 16th. As for Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Webb City on the 16th.
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